Write Brain

Good dialogue means understanding that characters aren't talking about what they seem to be talking about and often don't understand their own motivations.

What do you do when your project is just beyond all experience and shape?

What to do to avoid gnawing your hands off or annoying your agent to death while your book is on submission.

My thoughts on what to look for in contracts with publishers and agents.

Real talk about my fears.

Are you anxious about making dinner? Probably not. You have low expectations, so you just get out the ingredients and put them together. It doesn't have to be perfect, right?

Let's not forget the really simple, obvious things that can help anxiety including therapy, medication, exercise, food, sleep, and changing toxic relationships.

What if you gave yourself permission to write down all your ideas, not just the good ones? What would happen? Would it be bad or good?

Tips on how to do it and remain friends, and also thoughts on when you need to do it.

How can it be less selfish to stop looking for validation outside of yourself and look inward instead? Well, it is.